Chaper 7

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ARCEE'S POV:

When we arrived on the Nemesis, I immediately grabbed Annabeth and Nico, then jumped up to the roof, grabbing onto some lights.

I looked down at Bee and whispered, "Bee, go right. Comm if you find anything and take Nico." I handed him a pouting Nico.

We went our separate ways, me going left. I cupped my hand around Annabeth so she didn't fall, jumped down, then started sprinting.

I heard someone talking through the walls, something about 'not doing what they're supposed to.'? I snuck up behind Knockout, who was wielding his favorite staff.

He was talking to someone in chains, hanging from the ceiling. I couldn't see a clear view of them from where I was, so I put Annabeth down, telling her to go see who it was.

She nodded then ran to s clear view. She gasped, covering her mouth, then ran back over to me.

"I-It's Percy." She stuttered. "He's hurting him."

"Is that all you got?" I heard Percy retort to Knockout, coughing.

"How much can you handle?! IVE DONE EVERYTHING IN THE BOOK!" Knockout screamed.

"Well, not good enough." I could practically hear the smirk in his voice. "Too bad, seeing as I'm only a lowly human."

"Why you!" Knockout thrust his staff at Percy, causing it to send raw energon at him. Percy didn't even make a sound. "Why isn't this stupid thing working?!"

"I have an idea, how about letting me go, allowing you to stop getting frustrated." Percy said.

"Never." Knockout stormed out of the room while I quickly ducked under a ledge.

As soon as Knockout left, Percy slumped in his chains, making silent pained sounds. I felt bad for him, but I focused on the task at hand.

"Percy, we're going to get you out of here." I told him, causing him to look up.

He tried to say something, but seemed to have lost his voice. He must've been using all his strength to match Knockout. Annabeth walked up to him.

"Seaweed Brain, stop being so heroic." She scolded.

He looked down in fake shame. I tore the chains out, catching him with one hand, picking Annabeth up in the other.

I commed Bee and told him to meet up at the place we arrived. When I got there, I almost crashed right into him.

"Got him." I opened my hand, revealing an unconscious Percy.

"Thank Hades." Nico whispered.

"Ratchet, we need a ground bridge." I commed.

"On it." I heard Ratchet comm back.

When the bridge opened, we stepped through. I quickly set Percy down on a medical bed, setting Annabeth down next to him.

I turned to Optimus. "He was being seriously injured by Knockout."

"Alright. Jack, can you call Miss Darby?" He asked Jack.

"Kay." Jack opened his phone to do so.

I turned to Elita. "Not used to a more mature Optimus yet?"

"Nope. Not at all." She smiled.

I smiled back. "You get used to it. He's a great leader." I looked over at Optimus, who was now typing something on the main computer.

"I bet." Elita's smile grew. "I just can't believe he doesn't really smile anymore. He used to all the time."

"Really? I didn't even notice..." I trailed off when I realized what she meant. "Oh."

"Yeah. I don't think I've seen him smile nearly as much as before."

"Maybe you can get him to smile, a real one." I looked back at Elita.

"Hold on. I got just the thing." She hopped up, grabbing an old speaker from Miko's stash.

You see, we used to listen to music a lot on the ship. Some of those songs were the same songs as the ones here. We used to play these songs ALL. THE. TIME!

Elita went up behind Optimus and started playing the song, 'Coat of Arms.' She turned the music up and put it next to Optimus.

"What are you..." He trailed off when he heard the song. I came up to the two.

Ratchet heard the song and came up to us. We were all on the same ship.

"Mmmmmm
The air is cold tonight
There's gunpowder in my eyes
This is the eve of battle
Yes
I left my other life behind
All I can see is the front lin
This is the eve of battle
Is this real?
This cause I'm fighting for?
Am I real?
I don't know anymore
What do I stand for?
Am I left? Am I right?
Am I up and down?
Am I East? Am I West?
Do I wear the crown?
Is my creed worth dying for?
What do I live for?
Can you tell on my face what my heart beats for?
Do the words that I speak show it to the core?
Does my glow outshine the stars?
Can you see my coat of arms?
Can you see my coat of arms?
The drummer boy is getting ready
I'm trying to keep my hands steady
This is the dawn of battle
Yes
I've never been this afraid
Forgot my family and my name
This is the dawn of battle
Is this real?
This cause I'm fighting for?
Am I real?
I don't know anymore
What do I stand for?
Am I left? Am I right?
Am I up and down?
Am I East? Am I West?
Do I wear the crown?
Is my creed worth dying for?
What do I live for?
Can you tell on my face what my heart beats for?
Do the words that I speak show it to the core?
Does my glow outshine the stars?
Can you see my coat of arms?
Can you see my coat of arms?
Every second counts as the clock ticks back and forth
Time is running out
Tell me do you know, for sure
Who you are cuz you only have one life to live
You only have one life to... live
What do I stand for?
Am I left? Am I right?
Am I up and down?
Am I East? Am I West?
Do I wear the crown?
Is my creed worth dying for?
What do I live for?
Can you tell on my face what my heart beats for?
Do the words that I speak show it to the core?
Does my glow outshine the stars?
Can you see my coat of arms?
Oh oh oh
Can you see my coat of arms?
Oh oh oh
Can you see my coat of arms?"

By the end, we were all laughing. Smiling, in Optimus's case. It'd been so long since we heard that song.

A few minutes later, June Darby came in the base.

"I'm going to need help with him, now."

I hope you enjoyed the chapter. The Tyson picture is random, just wanted to see if I could draw him. Sorry I made Optimus seem like a sad guy. BYEE!!!

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